Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological TherapY

Competitive annual leave

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on high street retailers and

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse to join an integrated health and social care team providing inpatient care for service users with serious mental illness. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in liaison with the care team and contribute to safety and well-being.

Experience in mental health, strong communication and care planning skills are essential.

Qualifications

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent.
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for inpatients with serious mental illness.
• Conduct nursing assessments and develop care plans.
• Implement and evaluate nursing interventions per the care plan.
• Liaise with the care team to ensure holistic patient care.
• Involve patients and carers in care planning and delivery with sensitivity.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Team collaboration

Care planning

Education

NMC registration or degree

Job description

Main area Castle Ward Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12223-AI-A

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Castle Ward, Peter Hodgkinson Centre Town Lincoln Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

Mental Health Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

To be part of an integrated health/social care team providing inpatient care for service users suffering from serious and enduring mental illness. Offering nursing interventions in a wide variety of clinical, therapeutic and social forms with the aim of promoting mental health, well-being, self-autonomy and independence. You will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of nursing care, in liaison with the care team in the capacity of a mental health nurse.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include;

Provide therapeutic interpersonal skills when engaging with a client.

Perform nursing assessments of a client’s personal needs using relevant skills and assessment tools.

Implement a range of clinical skills in the assessment client risk.

Construct client care plans and risk management plans based on their assessed needs.

Perform nursing interventions advocated within the clients care plan.

Recognise the contribution of others in the provision of client care.

Involve clients and/or carers in the care panning and care delivery in a compassionate and appropriate manner which considers their diverse needs.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• RMN or RNLD 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training in clinical practice.

Experience

• Demonstrating supportive and sensitive communication to patients, carers and staff, whilst demonstrating an understanding of the nature and effects of some information and barriers to effective communication whilst being considerate of client confidentiality
• Relevant experience of working with mental health needs
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Government principles.
• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

Skills & Competences

• Sound clinical reasoning skills.
• Highly motivated and able to engage with service users and carers to improve outcomes
• Ability to work independently and collectively
• Previous experience working as a registered mental health nurse with people with mental health problems.
• Personal experience in the delivery of physical care to others

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.